GLAST's launch is scheduled for early 2008 from Cape Canaveral Air Station on Florida's eastern coast. GLAST will be carried on a Delta II Heavy launch vehicle, with 9 solid rocket boosters. The solids are actually from the Delta III series (hence the term 'heavy'), mounted on a Delta II. It has a 10-foot fairing and two stages. Stowed in the launch vehicle, the spacecraft is 9.2 feet (2.8 meters) high by 8.2 feet (2.5 meters) in diameter. Once deployed, GLAST becomes a little bit taller and much wider (15 meters) with the Ku-band antenna deployed and the solar arrays extended. Note: This animation begins with a Delta rocket launch. Once the vehicle reaches orbit, the satellite deploys into its final configuration. Animator: Walt Feimer (HTSI). Scientist: Steven Ritz (NASA/GSFC). Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: Fermi/LAT.

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